Sporting Art Paintings

Jean Richard Goubie

A Travers Bois

Gabriel Godard

Volleyball

Anton Otto Fischer

Summer Seas

Denes Holesch

Lucha de Toros

Marcel Vertes

Lady Riding a Horse

Jean Dufy

Voiliers

Voiliersis an incredibly expressive nautical scene by Jean Dufy who was known for his depictions of leisurely social activities of the French bourgeoisie. Dufy was strongly influenced by the musical figures that surrounded him, especially in Paris. The expressiveness of Voiliers, recalls the music that Dufy would have heard in the cafés of Paris- a culture Dufy was very much a part of. The strong vertical brushstrokes in Voiliersconveys the sense of movement associated with jazz and also recalls the fluid motion of waves. The title itself, ‘Voiliers’refers to the specific type of boats depicted in this painting; the name of which is derived for the French word for sail or veil. The boats were previously mercantile ships but during Dufy’s lifestyle they were used as leisure boats, as seen by the graphic figures in the foreground.

Literature:
Accompanied by a certificate from Jacques Bailly (December, 2007);

Jean-Jacques Bailly has included this painting in his Volume II of the Jean Dufy catalogue raisonné, 2010 

Germaine Verna

Horserace at St. Moritz

Dietz Edzard

Au Circus

Eric Forlee

Cheetah

Denes Holesch

Jockeys